jrh @jrh@qoto.org
astrophysics et cetera
"Swallowed up in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I know nothing and which know nothing of me, I take fright." - Pascal
"Optimism for the sake of restitution in order to retain the right to be a pessimist at some point — do you understand that?" - Nietzsche
Joined Apr 2022
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hello world ✌🏾
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#introduction
Professional musician. Jazz bass and beyond.
Extragalactic astrophysics research side gig. In particular, Radio-Loud Active Galaxies. In the fine print, magnetohydrodynamic simulations of jet launching, collimation (or not hello FRI/FRII dichotomy) and environmental interaction.
New resident of Mastodonia but I've already migrated to qoto.org for the inline LaTeX math mode support, not that I'm likely to use it. Also the Markdown capabilities and the 65000+ character limit.
Do you all follow the birdsite migrants right away or wait until tomorrow after they've left .social for their chosen warrens?
What 'The Birth of Tragedy' is /really/ about is how much the young Nietzsche *hates* his day job as a Philologist.
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Status update: "Complacencies of the peignoir, and late coffee and oranges in a sunny chair,..."
Status update: "Complacencies of the peignoir, and late coffee and oranges in a sunny chair,..."
"Why are you making an emergency trip to Trafalgar Square?" you ask
Because the UK Home Office has lost our Canadian passports. It's what they do
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I can no longer tell reality from parody
RT @Parody_PM@twitter.com
We have finally come up with a plan to address the cost of living crisis. It involves telling you lot to:
-buy value brands
-learn to cook
-learn to budget
-get a better paid job
-work longer hours
-sit on a bus to keep warm
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Parody_PM/status/1527004887594180608
'The Blandford-Znajek Process' This would be my alt-90s band name, if I had one.
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A very neat annotated image comparing the imaged black holes at the center of M87 and our own galaxy (Sgr A*) as seen by the Event Horizon Telescope. Super exciting #Astronomy news today!
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Remember: the Event Horizon Telescope is announcing something BIG about our galaxy in just a few hours, at 13:00 UTC (9AM Eastern)!
The links to the various livestreams are below:
1) American stream: https://facebook.com/US.NSF
2) European stream: https://youtu.be/rIQLA6lo6R0
3) Japanese stream: https://youtu.be/ZvvxaSHrGdo
What do you think they've found??
End of an era. I've pulled the plug on scrobbling for good. It was fun while it lasted
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omg #FollowFriday is trending? This feels like birdsite 2009 the reboot.
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My #FollowFriday suggestions are a bunch of astrophysicists! I'm listing their research specialities, but they're more than their work and have lots of other interests you can check out in their bios!
@AdiFoord - Black Holes, Active Galactic Nuclei
@alstev - Black Holes, Neutron Stars
@thomasconnor - Black Holes
@dpthorngren - Planet Interiors
@astrobiolena - Astrobiology
@spacetides - Planetary Tides
(There are more, but these are the ones actively posting right now!)
astrophysics et cetera
"Swallowed up in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I know nothing and which know nothing of me, I take fright." - Pascal
"Optimism for the sake of restitution in order to retain the right to be a pessimist at some point — do you understand that?" - Nietzsche
Joined Apr 2022
